1558. Elizabeth, the last of King Henry's heirs, is a traitor's daughter. Now, she is England's last hope. After five gruesome years, Bloody Mary is on her deathbed. She lives her sister Elizabeth a daunting inheritance: the throne of England. The bishops will not anoint a heretic. A foreign queen plots for the throne. And Englishmen and foreigners alike are starting to notice Elizabeth's growing infatuation for a man who spent his youth in a traitor's cell. And the people demand a prince to fill the empty throne by Elizabeth's side: a husband that may wrest away every morsel of her power. Tides are turning in England, and no one is safe. Not even the queen.

Amy Dudley's untimely death in 1560 implicates Queen Elizabeth the 1st, in murder. Katherine vows vengeance for her forsaken mistress. When young Katherine discovers Amy dead at the bottom of a stone staircase she knows she has been murdered. The year is 1560 and she vows to take revenge on Amy's errant husband, Robert Dudley. This tears apart Katherine from her betrothed, Henry as they take opposite sides. Katherine is just a servant and Robert is the favourite of Queen Elizabeth 1st and it seems destined to become king of England, now his wife Amy is dead. The Tudor Dynasty depends on Elizabeth marrying and all know, there is none she prefers over Dudley. Katherine, undeterred,will not rest until she has destroys his ambitious dreams and proves his guilt. But to do so she has to make her way in the hard Tudor world, to the Royal court and to justice. Comments welcome and please vote if you like it, it's lovely to see who the readers are! Thanks. It is a first draft and I will be reediting as I go along, so please excuse any typos. Friday is likely to be my 'new chapter' day, thanks. Comments welcome and please vote if you like it, it's lovely to see who the readers are! Copyright © Evelyn Dangerfield 2013 All Rights Reserved. No part of this manuscript may be reproduced without Evelyn Dangerfield's express consent